grumpyaf#1

grumpyaf#1

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Update: Hours after Musk asserted that USAID had "restored" Ebola prevention, the agency informed several organizations working with USAID on Ebola prevention that their contracts were being cancelled, two people tell me + @johnphudson.bsky.social. One of those organizations was UNICEF.

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President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky engaged in a heated dispute in the Oval Office on Friday. “You’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “You don’t have the cards right now.”

wapo.stTrump-Zelensky White House meeting quickly turns contentiousThe Ukrainian leader came to Washington to prevent Trump from abandoning Kyiv in favor of Moscow three years into Russia’s war on his country but was met with vocal anger from the American president.

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A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.

nytimes.comA 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on HelpThe Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in Uganda.

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Pete Buttigieg told Democrats to not allow themselves to be so outraged by the Trump administration that they would neglect working for their constituents. “We cannot be mesmerized by the worst things that we see happening,” Buttigieg said. nyti.ms/3ZiKILz

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President-elect Trump promised voters that he would cut energy and electricity prices in half within 18 months of taking office. But energy industry experts noted that a president has limited influence on how much Americans pay at the pump, and even less leverage when it comes to electricity prices.

nytimes.comTrump Promised to Halve Energy Costs in 18 Months. Experts Have Doubts.A president has little control over global oil markets, economists say.

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President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue two federal prosecutions against the former president, including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution, according to two individuals close to Trump’s transition.

wapo.stTrump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 electionThe plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.

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Hey Resisters, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and fight back against this next administration. We will not cede any ground to a wannabe fascist and his ilk. I’m not losing our Democracy to a felonious Reality TV Star, ain’t happening. Rise up and get in the game,the time for action is NOW! LFG!

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